The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-09
DEATH OF BEECHER.
lie PASSES AWAY QUIETLY.
Surrounded by tho Members OF Ills Fnmiiyo
Tho Closlng Scenes ot the LILO Of n Great
Divine-Ths Funeral Arrangements.
& 1ntermcht to be Made Thurstay.

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Dlvlne-The Funeral Arrangements.
Iutermcnt to be Made Thur.day.
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NEW YoRK, March S.-Henry Ward
Beechcr Ia dead, He diod at $3.50 O'Clock
th;a morn;,, Mr. Reechor he,ar % o;nu
-. 80. IT,. ~ ~ s"A " S.- s'AA
o.oniy ".'ef n'ah'sns' anu the "alcue1s
at hia bedgide soon saw that the fad end
was near. J, He passed Quietly away whilo
aslec, Io navsr ,acovsrea con.c,orr.
p, a.. ,'I es're',u eou'..o'N'
Aess a'teF Pa'a!ys's ssaPeHsa hs5 mlAe.
Those present were Col. II. B. Beecher,
his wife, his dauphters Hattie and Daisv.
D .ma "s .oa uansn s Was p s' .1, Suu pny' r,,:n
nas..". ~ ~ W = ~ na 'ssA0, 10. .'' A'iet' n'
oeecne'i ". W beecner ann wiiei hsV.
Samuel ecoville, Mrs. s. Scoville, eldest
daughter OF Rev, Hey. Henry Ward
peechar and Mis. sco,;,,, vbo t,d ;,s,
ese',s.' ' Nc 80 1'c'' W. ~ wv na, 'uss
coao 'foh 'lo tac!hc 9iope Misc bailafd
the heV. H. L. EaIiloay anu vile; beiie,
tne ecotcn hutee' VINO mas been with Inc
ia iamily many yesre, ana was inc special
male nnrse RiorIan. % v Whi Whitn |, 'ae a
seccomb, one Of the trustees Of ths
Plymouth Church, and Major ]. B, Pond,
No Grape was hung on the door. MI.
Beecher always having obiected to the uge
OF this and the gloom associated with II in
the presence OF death, Instead a mspnitj.
cent wreath Of flowers hung from the left
side OF the doorway at the top OF the etoop.
composed OF white and red roses and lilies
OF the valley, and tied I'D with white ea,iu.
At 1880 it was given out that the funer.
al would take place in Greenwood on
Thursday next. Some time ago Mr.. Fl.
w. Sage, a member Of Plymouth Church.
appropriated by will s1m of money to
place q statue Of Mr., Beecher in Prosnect
Park after his deCease. MIR, Quincy Wood,
the well. known SCULPTOR. who Ia 10 do the
work, will call at the house in the course
OF the day for the purposs OF making n
plaster cast OF his features.s It ia not in.
tended that any examination shall be
made Of MIR. Reecher's brain organism,
THE nr.ruprn vcryps
I .,.n ' ., AA'. -,
FROM the tme thst Dr. searle issued MIS-
7:SO bulletin the family and a few friends
gathered around the bedside, where the
no,;o,+ law IN hi, tho,,. .ho ul
t;nn NJ tLs cheat ;nJ;r ,,;no inc rasn;ra,;nu a u
Ha woa as n,;ll 90 Sas ,r.. r,tss, ~ hs"ath
mo ceaspd Hia conn,sn,nca had obonnad
from conysa IN f;ns Tho wh;ta Oh ho;r 'aste1
i;Ia % % bsral;..;nn ~ h;a mn,'a , eI.s
tonon,a, Tha snan, W ,naa .s 49,, a., a-u pu
9Th tbo norn;nn arn "aa ans s", na,nsa NV osu
y; ~ 10. . nS ao.;na @ s nuu "aa ns'use p'u'eo
" Nsar @ the hsaJ 81 .ba .,oo,o- Lna,t hi,
acsS n;fa IN % soIann, u "oopIa H. A' har o;a as
wsra al u N p,aahas "a ~, a.. Inro,aJ |
u.;ie Reh;nd .h.m aara auI ,i.;r a .t;1S.s Su.n"
Ma,corat Ed;,b snI 1Tan. Ioio ~, nshna.Sa .hn,
a;da If no had hsa ars M % 81 w ~ n 'i maeohss UShss
and and w;ia @ tts;r n;ae, Me- Nj; m;s" "" pu,a,d G 1ue a.d
hn thonn,s,nod ~, aa';. % i"a. "n, pn.. S..,i "n
Scou;,lo ~; $500 ,n Ta" t'o ~ "me' ,.;t,
Hat,ia Rsecher Seav;,,s WI, nh,sa ,"s "' ."h
ianoa :. ~ go. ;,'.., M!'o'o iIs. .,.;'
' t~n dsMohtar, ~ t sA'"' - s''''iipE' "Au 'ns'f
" :" The faithini n. s.ar,s, ,.o,a o,,o;a, os
tho ;rn,al;;st 80. aS psot osooa VI uoW,,,. y.
stood @ al ~ 10. ,Jup ~ Ia as'o' i"u 10y
u.o Mora Al Mr ~, anJ '' NJ ~ 'ns w. 1yS;.s p %
r Tvmor - ahhntt A.. E, . co,oah W nise' a.ni .'aa;
- tho !, ~ "a a. ha.ai a. Hsao, n.1 ~
comfort would be exchanged by those
who stood near one another. Heads
were bowed in silent prayer or eyes would
let The tesrs unchecked flow. The grta:
man slept on, nature plowly ebbing away.
,nnsnsi nv U iue ;,an.;, A.eu ny W s1,
= oanntanonno 10 .t'a e 49,: i.r go aI,oe oJ no
uho.9 G.a.a5 ~ 5ona ~. .ue uyiuR nnu h anu
crystal on the mantel lsmps upon tho
white pillow. There had been The regu.
lar sound Of s.eriorous breathing, as
marked but as unnoted as the ticking Of
the clock. At 9:S0 exactly that sound
ceased and the soul had hidden tho teno.
ment goodbye until they that eleep shall